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LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN PALE TURQUOISE GLAZED COMPOSITION PILGRIM FLASK
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
Each side with broad wesekh (floral) collar, a squatting monkey either side of the neck, the flask's body encircled with raised band with lotus, palmette and papyrus motifs and hieroglyphic inscription on each side, reading respectively: "Neith [wishes] Happy New Year to its Lord" and "Ptah [wishes] Happy New Year to its Lord"
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
Each side with broad wesekh (floral) collar, a squatting monkey either side of the neck, the flask's body encircled with raised band with lotus, palmette and papyrus motifs and hieroglyphic inscription on each side, reading respectively: "Neith [wishes] Happy New Year to its Lord" and "Ptah [wishes] Happy New Year to its Lord"
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Germany in the early 1970s.
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